Title:
PNEUMATIC-TUBE CONTAINER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/085871
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In the case of a pneumatic-tube container (10, 110) having a container cylinder (11, 111) and having a cover (12, 112) and a base (13, 113), at least the cover (12, 112) can be moved from a closed position into an open position. For the purpose of accommodating sample tubes (20), the container cylinder (11, 111) contains an insert (21, 121), which has at least one tubular channel (23, 123) extending parallel to the longitudinal axis (19) of the container cylinder (11, 111). At least one channel (23, 123) contains at least one clamping element (24, 124), which projects laterally into the channel (23, 123). According to the invention, the clamping element (24, 124) can be moved out of the channel (23, 123), wherein said movement out of the channel (23, 123) and into the same is coupled to the movement of the cover (12, 112) from the closed position into the open position and from the open position into the closed position, respectively. When the cover (12, 112) is open, and preferably also when the base (13, 113) is open, the sample tubes (20) therefore fall out under the action of gravitational force when the pneumatic-tube container (10, 110) is held with the opening in the downward direction.
Inventors:
FRIEDRICH PETER (AT)
Application Number:
PCT/AT2017/060294
Publication Date:
May 17, 2018
Filing Date:
November 06, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ING SUMETZBERGER GMBH (AT)
International Classes:
B65G51/06
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013056281A1 | 2013-04-25 |
Foreign References:
| EP0706961A1 | 1996-04-17 | |||
| EP2657160A1 | 2013-10-30 | |||
| EP0761576A2 | 1997-03-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MÜLLNER, Martin et al. (AT)
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